Apyx Medical Corporation

Aaron Medical Industries, Inc.

Gregory Goliszek

Nickolay Dimitrov Shilev

Shawn D Roman

Gary G Gogolin

Eric J Hoegstrom

An electrosurgical apparatus including a robotic tip is provided. The electrosurgical apparatus includes a plurality of actuators and hinging members. The robotic tip includes a retractable electrode. The actuators are coupled to the hinging members via a plurality of pulling mechanisms, such that, one or more of the actuators is rotated to selectively pull one or more of the plurality of pulling mechanisms to pivot and rotate the robotic tip and/or extend and retract the electrode. The electrode is coupled to a gas source and an energy source, such that, the electrode can produce plasma for use in surgical applications.

Electrosurgical apparatus with robotic tip

An electrosurgical apparatus is provided including a housing, a flexible shaft, and a distal tip. The housing may further be coupled to an electrosurgical generator and gas supply. The distal tip of the electrosurgical apparatus may be grasped by a grasping tool, such that the orientation and position of the distal tip relative to the housing may be manipulated to achieve a plurality of positions. The electrosurgical apparatus provides electrosurgical energy and inert gas to an electrode within the distal tip of the electrosurgical apparatus to generate a plasma beam. In one aspect, the electrode is a retractable blade such that the electrosurgical apparatus can be used for mechanical and electrosurgical cutting during surgery when the electrode is in an extended position and for cold plasma applications during surgery when the electrode is in a retracted position.

Electrosurgical apparatus with flexible shaft

A planar transformer power supply for an electrosurgical device to minimize stray capacitance comprising a step down/step-up isolation transformer and circuitry to limit the effects of a short circuit in the output of the planar transformer power supply on the input to the planar transformer power supply to enhance power capacity at a low load impedance as low as from about 5 ohms to about 10 ohms and to operate at resonance at the output of the planar transformer power supply.

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Oldsmar, FL, United States of America

Gregory Goliszek